**Executive Summary**
The document is an answer to Unstarred Question No. 524 in Lok Sabha concerning the PM e-DRIVE Scheme. It provides details on how the scheme accelerates the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across the country, the promotion of EV charging infrastructure, and the total funds released under the scheme up to December 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Scheme Overview:**
* The PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM e-DRIVE) Scheme promotes EV adoption by providing demand incentives.
* Incentives target multiple EV segments, including e-2Ws, e-3Ws, e-ambulances, and e-trucks.
* Upfront incentives are provided to consumers to reduce EV purchase prices and reimbursed to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
* **EV Sales and Deployment:**
* The scheme supports over 28 lakh EVs.
* As of January 27, 2026, 22.12 lakh EVs have been sold, including 19.19 lakh e-2Ws and 2.93 lakh e-3Ws.
* Rs. 4,391 crore is allocated for deploying 14,028 electric buses.
* 13,800 e-buses are allocated in two phases for seven cities with populations exceeding four million.
* Tenders for 10,900 e-buses in Phase I have been concluded, and tenders for 2,900 e-buses in Phase II were floated on 09.01.2026.
* **Charging Infrastructure:**
* The scheme supports the deployment of EV charging infrastructure and facility upgrades.
* Rs. 2,000 crore is allocated for deploying EV Public Charging Stations (EVPCS) on a pan-India basis.
* **Financial Disbursement:**
* As of December 31, 2025, Rs. 1,703 crore has been reimbursed to OEMs of e-2Ws and e-3Ws as demand incentives.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Consumers (Buyers/End Users)**
* *Impact:* Benefit from reduced purchase price of electric vehicles due to upfront incentives.
* *Action Required:* Not specified.
* **Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)**
* *Impact:* Receive reimbursements for the demand incentives provided to EV buyers.
* *Action Required:* Process reimbursements for incentives provided on e-2Ws and e-3Ws.
Key Entities Referenced
PM e-DRIVE Scheme: A scheme to accelerate the adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) across the country by providing targeted demand incentives and supporting EV charging infrastructure.
Ministry of Heavy Industries: The ministry responsible for administering the PM e-DRIVE Scheme.
Electric Vehicles (EVs): Vehicles powered by electricity, the primary focus of the scheme.
Public Charging Stations (EVPCS): Charging facilities for EVs, whose deployment is supported by the scheme.
Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Surat: Seven cities with a population above four million where 13,800 e-buses have been allocated for deployment.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.524
ANSWERED ON 03.02.2026
PM e-DRIVE SCHEME
524. SHRI MANISH JAISWAL:
SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:
Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:
(a) the manner in which the e-DRIVE Scheme has accelerated the process of adoption of Electric
Vehicles (EVs) across the country;
(b) whether efforts have been made under the Scheme to promote EV charging infrastructure and if
so, the details thereof; and
(c) the total amount of funds released under the Scheme upto December, 2025?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES
(SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)
(a) & (b): The PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE)
Scheme has accelerated the adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) across the country by providing
targeted demand incentives for multiple EV segments, including e-two wheelers (e-2Ws), e-three
wheelers (e-rickshaws, e-carts and L5 category), e-ambulances and e-trucks, thereby reducing the
upfront cost of electric mobility. Under the Scheme, upfront incentives are provided to consumers
(buyers/end users) to reduce the purchase price of electric vehicles, which are reimbursed to Original
Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) by the Government of India.
The Scheme supports more than 28 lakh EVs. As on 27 January, 2026, a total of 22.12 lakh
EVs have been sold under the Scheme, including 19.19 lakh e-2Ws and 2.93 lakh e-3Ws.
Further, the Scheme has an allocation of Rs.4,391 crore for deployment of 14,028 electric
buses. Out of these, 13,800 e-buses have been allocated in two phases for deployment in seven cities
with population above four million, namely Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune
and Surat. Tenders for 10,900 e-buses allocated in Phase I, have already been concluded by CESL,
while tenders for the remaining 2,900 e-buses allocated in Phase-II were floated on 09.01.2026.
The Scheme also supports deployment of EV charging infrastructure and upgradation of testing
facilities. An allocation of Rs.2,000 crore has been made under the scheme for deployment of EV
Public Charging Stations (EVPCS) on a pan-India basis.
These measures have strengthened the EV ecosystem, enhanced consumer confidence, and
facilitated large-scale adoption of clean and sustainable mobility solutions.
(c): As on 31st December, 2025 a total of Rs.1,703 crore have been reimbursed to Original
Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs ) of e-2Ws and e-3Ws, as reimbursement of demand incentive
provided to buyers of e-2Ws and e-3Ws, under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme.
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